Automated testing

Surfboy · 1st August 2003, 08:53

NSIS Developers,

Finally have installer creation integrated with our predominently UNIX based nightly build environment.

Great work, great tool, love it.

One request though... Is it / will it be possible in the future, to install the installer from the command line specifying the sections to install. This would be truly fantastic because then we can test the install product with our nightly automated test scripts.

Sunjammer · 1st August 2003, 12:16

You can pass arguments to the installer and then parse them in the script and enable/disable the sections accordingly. I think this will work, someone more knowledgable will no doubt correct me if not

Afrow UK · 1st August 2003, 12:29

You can use the GetParameters function on the NSIS Archive, and then use different String Manipulation functions to get each chunk of command-line parameters, and you can enable/disable sections using the code on my post in this topic.

-Stu

1st August 2003, 08:53	#1
Surfboy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 6	Automated testing NSIS Developers, Finally have installer creation integrated with our predominently UNIX based nightly build environment. Great work, great tool, love it. One request though... Is it / will it be possible in the future, to install the installer from the command line specifying the sections to install. This would be truly fantastic because then we can test the install product with our nightly automated test scripts.

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1st August 2003, 12:16	#2
Sunjammer Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Swindon, UK Posts: 559	You can pass arguments to the installer and then parse them in the script and enable/disable the sections accordingly. I think this will work, someone more knowledgable will no doubt correct me if not

1st August 2003, 12:29	#3
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	You can use the GetParameters function on the NSIS Archive, and then use different String Manipulation functions to get each chunk of command-line parameters, and you can enable/disable sections using the code on my post in this topic. -Stu